tarp tie outs

[Cody053]

I am looking at getting a new tarp with 4 tie outs 2 on eachside plus 2 pull outs. What length of cords do you recommend for those? and what type of cord do you prefer?

[Phantom Grappler]

I use 12 feet on each corner and no others.
Many hammockers use shorter guylines closer
to 6 feet.
And others use slightly longer on front side for
porch mode to tie off from trekking poles.
And slightly shorter on back side tied down
lower——maybe 8 front and 4 back.

Best to start with lines longer than you think
is needed and use them several times at different locations. Then you will have an idea of length
of line that will work best for you. Then trim lines
to shorter lengths—-being careful not to remove too much line.
You can do a browser search with Google, or
Hammock Forums and might find old posts on guy line length. Good luck

[Phantom Grappler]

I use zingit—I think it’s 2.2
Many use lashit—I think 1.75
Some use cord that reflects light—flashlight, less likely to trip over in dark
And some use a glow in dark cord that does not need flashlight for illumination
Some use cord that is less slick, so their knots will hold and their slip and grip hitches will stay put.
If you are going to use hardware-Bling instead of knots—-you will want guy line cords to be compatible with hardware.
There are some here that will post and know more about any specific questions, as you choose your tarp rigging!

[TallPaul]

I’m using zing it on most of my tarps. Below is for a Superfly.

Ground corners 6’
Door ends 4’
Pullouts 12’ - I only use pullouts on 1 side of the tarp, since wind usually comes from one direction.
Tarp corner to tree (ridgeline) 12’ (I don’t have a continuous ridgeline)

[JPCPAT]

I like 4- 6' lines to the ground, 12' for the tarp to tree and 12' for my porch mode corners. My cordage is mostly Lawson's Statline, (a 1.75mm line like zing it or lash it, only tighter woven and it takes knots. My porch mode lines (or pullouts) can run a long way from the tarp, so I use a 2mm reflective line, also from lawson https://lawsonequipment.com/Cordage-c152/

Brandon at Warbonnet put out a great tarp setup video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHuUmNOwBAw

[TominMN]

I use zingit—I think it’s 2.2
Many use lashit—I think 1.75
...

Sampson used to differentiate between Zing-It and Lash-It. If memory serves me right, one was red and the other was a choice of either yellow or gray. One came in either 1.75 or 2.2; The other was only available in 1.75. Today they run the two names together and seem to offer the two diameters in either yellow or gray, no more red! So, anything else that looks like Zing-It/Lash-it that comes in other colors is coming from a different manufacturer these days. Specs are probably close to the same, although, if urethane coated (rather than dyed), the coating is probably slight different.

The coating is supposed to improve grip. Mostly here on the forum the experience has been that grip improves as the coating wears off! My speculation is that it isn't the reduction of coating that improves grip but rather the tiny bit of fraying that occurs.

[MAD777]

As to the to pull outs, there are different ways of handling that. You could have a long line going to a tree or a stake relatively far away from the tarp.
Or if using trekking poles there are two options. One is to setup the trekking pole vertically just outside the tarp and a medium length line going from the pull out to the top of the trekking pole and then 45° down to a stake in the ground.
The other way is to lay the trekking pole across the ridgeline, with an 18 inch piece of line coming from each pull out up to each end of the trekking pole.
All those methods have their pluses and minuses.

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[Shagginwagon]

I have 8 feet of Zing-It at my tie outs. My last tarp came with the same. I have never felt like I had too little line and I like having a little extra to work with. The weight savings, in my humble opinion, of cutting the lines down drastically aren't necessarily worth not having the line. You could also have shorter lines and carry some extra line for the few times you need it for porch mode and such. Like someone said, start long and work your way back.

[MikekiM]

Z-Packs Z-Line..

8 foot in front side for porch mode 6 for on the back side.




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[Privateer6]

What about using elastic shock cord for the tie outs on a silpoly tarp? My son bought a WB MJ in silpoly when they were on sale. I read somewhere that silpoly needs elastic for some "give" in rain and wind. But I cannot find that info again.